In 2019, four Latin American researchers, dance artists, and Choreomundus alumni created a team with the objective of opening a gate for sharing dance knowledge. Since that time, we have been seeking ways of co-constructing and disseminating knowledge in a horizontal way. That is, we aim to ensure that the knowledge that we co-create is accessible to the Spanish-speaking world broadly, and that our activities foster internal dialogues as well as facilitate cross-sector encounters. We recognize and wish to foster wider recognition of the value of diverse research and artistic achievements within Latin American contexts, including those that are often rendered invisible in academic institutions.
Thus, we created MULTÍLOGOS, a bi-weekly webinar about dance, corporealities, and movement. With an open call once a year, we invite Spanish-speaking audiences to share their reflections and artistic proposals through talks, interviews, debates, panels, workshops, or performative lectures. Whatever the modality, each webinar session includes a time dedicated to asking questions and giving feedback. Through the wide spectrum of these dialogues, and the opportunities that they have provided for listening to the realities of others, we have collectively developed a skill set as a method and as a goal.